International Design Excellence Awards 2012On December 1, The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) will open its International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2012 program to designers, stud...more

Design Museum Adds M1 Motorway Sign, AK-47 Rifle and Sony Walkman to Its CollectionThe Design Museum has added 13 classics to its collection. They include a Sony Walkman, a Kalashnikov AK-47 rifle and...more

DesignLove Exhibition at LuminaireDesignLove stems from an original collaboration between Intramuros and DuPont. Gifted to Luminaire for the 2011 edition of the design showroom's philanthropic Love Se...more

NOOK Adjustable Reading StandFresh from designing the NOOK Tablet's materials and finishes, Vim & Vigor has created the NOOK Adjustable Reading Stand, the first tablet stand to provide seamless adjust...more

Nissan Juke Nismo ConceptNissan revealed a bold new future for its Nismo performance arm. With its distinctive styling Nissan Juke has redefined the highly competitive B-segment, but the Juke Nismo Co...more

Mark Newton Joins Carbon Design GroupCarbon Design Group signed Mark Newton as a Project Director for the world-recognized product development consultancy.
"Mark is a great addition to the Carbon t...more

Quentin Blake Wins Prince Philip Designers Prize 2011Quentin Blake, one of Britain's best-loved illustrators and the man who created the world-famous images of the Big Friendly Giant and Matilda, name...more

ADC 91st Annual AwardsADC 91st Annual Awards is now open for entries. Strenuously and scrupulously judged, the not-for-profit ADC's Annual Awards is one of the most venerable shows in the world.
Al...more

Wolff Olins Unveils New NBCUniversal Green is Universal Logo and Brand IdentityEvery year since 2007, Green is Universal (NBCUniversal's environmental initiative) not only works to constantly improve ...more

Logo Inspired by Frosting: Retro-infused Re-BrandingWhile looking back to inspire the future isn't a completely radical approach to branding, Red Antler - a branding and design consultancy based in DU...more

One Club Creative Hall of Fame to Induct Steve Jobs, Paula Green, Joe PytkaThe One Club for Art and Copy will induct Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, advertising creative Paula Green and director/producer...more

AIGA's New Case Study Competition Helps Demonstrate the Value of DesignHow do we measure the success of design's impact? And more important, how can designers be equipped to describe the effectiveness...more

Designers Express Declining Optimism Toward Economy, Though Still Cautiously OptimisticAIGA's Design Leaders Confidence Index continued to drop in the most recent quarter. For the third quarter of 201...more

H&M Home Spring 2012The new light of spring is reflected in the home at H&M this season, with colour and brightness filling every room in the house.
Strong colour is found in everything from cushio...more

H&M Spring Summer 2012Tailored and fluid: these are the silhouettes that count at H&M this spring, with a mix of modern tailoring and romantic femininity that bring infinite possibilities for personal...more

The British Fashion Awards Winners 2011The British Fashion Council announced Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen as the winner of The British Fashion Awards esteemed Designer of the Year award 2011.
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Marni to Design a Spring Collection for H&MH&M unveiled a spring designer collaboration with the Italian brand Marni. Famed for its original prints and inventive spirit, Marni is one of fashion's most...more

Loomstate Unveils Its First Zero-Waste Collaboration with ParsonsLoomstate, Rogan Gregory's and Scott Mackinlay Hahn's eco-friendly label, has debuted its first zero-waste garment developed in collabo...more

UK Government Backs High Quality, Well-Designed HomesThe UK Government's housing strategy aims to deliver high quality homes and places which are essential to stimulate growth and necessary for social...more

Government's New Housing Strategy: Not About Building More Homes at Any CostThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) welcomed the boost that the UK Government's housing strategy, launched toda...more

Interior Design Profession's Body of Knowledge and Its Relationship to People's Health, Safety and WelfareA seminal industry research report issued by IIDA and five leading Interior Design organizatio...more

USGBC App LabThe U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched its online App Lab as part of its LEED Automation Program.
The lab launched with eight applications, developed by LEED Automation P...more

ASID Interior Design Billings & Inquiries Index Dips in Third QuarterResults of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Interior Design Billings & Inquiries Index for the July-August period ...more

New Practices New York Competition 2012New Practices New York, a biennial competition since 2006, serves as the preeminent platform in New York City to recognize and promote new and innovative archite...more

McLaren Production Centre by Foster + PartnersThe McLaren Production Centre, the second building designed by Foster + Partners at McLaren's Woking site, has been officially unveiled by Prime Minister ...more

Porsche Selects HOK's Bold Design for its New U.S. Headquarters & Customer Experience CenterHOK has been selected to design Porsche Cars North America's new headquarters in Atlanta, following an inten...more

Lord Foster Reveals Further Developments for the Proposed Thames HubLord Foster, Visiting Professor in the School of Geography and the Environment, delivered his annual lecture as part of the Humanita...more

Upcoming 3D, GPS and Plot to Print Capabilities for AutoCAD WSSeveral new features to be added to the next release of AutoCAD WS, a free web and mobile application that enables users to view, edit and...more

Design for Context: Understanding How User Context is EvolvingFjord, the digital design consultancy, has just completed a white paper called "Design for Context: Understanding How User Context is Evol...more

eBay Give-A-Toy StoreeBay unveiled The Give-A-Toy Store in New York and San Francisco - eBay's latest innovation that makes it easy for shoppers to donate joy - and toys - via their mobile devices.
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Autodesk ForceEffect App for iPadAutodesk ForceEffect is a new mobile simulation app for iPad that allows engineers to quickly and easily simulate design options during the conceptual phase.
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Anomaly Continues Global Expansion with Amsterdam LaunchFollowing the continued growth of New York and successful launch in London, Anomaly has opened in Amsterdam, expanding its micro-network and off...more

Made for Each Other: A Simple Solution to SoapSimplehuman's classic line of "tools for efficient living" just expanded to a new collection of soap and sensor pump systems that are made for each other,...more

Faraday Curtain by Loop.pHCommissioned for Bloomberg Philanthropy by art and design agency Arts Co, "Waste Not, Want It" is a series of specially commissioned art and design projects made almost entir...more

Artists and Arts Workers in the United StatesThere are 2.1 million artists in the United States workforce, and a large portion of them - designers - contribute to industries whose products Americans u...more

Identity's Laurent Chanez Directs Unhate Short Film for BenettonIdentity director Laurent Chanez completed a short film to kick off Benetton's new Unhate advertising campaign.
The emotionally charg...more

MPC Digs Deep for Nintendo DS Fossil Fighters ChampionsMPC pulled off a stunning bit of 3D magic in a promo for Nintendo's Fossil Fighters Champions, a new game for the handheld DS videogame system.
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The 107: A Comfortable and Resilient Wooden Chair for Restaurants and BistrosDesigned by Robert Stadler for Thonet, The 107 chair is particularly suited for use in restaurants and cafes, thanks to an ...more

Series 7 Re-launchThis winter, the iconic Arne Jacobsen design, will be brought back into its original form by Republic of Fritz Hansen in a series of nine new wood veneer variations, nine new lacquer...more

Senkai: London's Newest Modern Japanese-Inspired RestaurantSenkai is London's first sustainably sourced modern Japanese-inspired restaurant and the newest addition to The Ignite Group.
Its menu is ...more

The Green Overlay: RIBA Outline Plan of Work Goes GreenThe greatest single challenge currently facing the construction industry is building low carbon buildings.
To further ensure that we build as ...more